Game



0st. 15, 1935. A, HASE ET AL 2,017,536

GAME

Filed April 25, 1934 Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention appertains to games, and more particularly to a novel appliance for playing the game of Hop scotch.

It is customary in the playing of Hop scotch for the participants to mark on the sidewalk,

with chalk or crayon, the playing iield. This eld generally consists of a plurality of defined areas arranged in different designs according to the desires of the children. The children then hop from one area to the other in accordance with certain known rules.

The laying out of the playing fleld with chalk forms an unsightly appearance, and in some cities there are ordinances against the drawing of such elds or the marking of sidewalks in any manner. Also, due to the necessity of drawing the eld, the game could not be played indoors. Thus, the playing of ythis enjoyable game has been highly restricted and in some communities has died out entirely.

Therefore, it is one of the primary 'objects of our invention to provide a portable appliance which can be laid out on the sidewalk or floor, as the case may be, to form the desired playing field, whereby the game of Hop scotch can be played without the necessity of marring the appearance of the sidewalk or floor.

Another salient object of our invention is to provide a portable appliance for the playing of Hop scotch, which is formed of exible material, whereby the same can be readily rolled or folded into a small bundle for shipping or storing.

A still further object of -our invention is to provide an improved game appliance of the above character, which will be durable and eiiicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at an extremely low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:-

Figure 1 is a plan view of our improved appliance for forming the playing field of the game of Hop scotch.

Figure 2 is a plan view illustrating another form of the appliance for providing a different shape of playing field.

Figure 3 Ais a plan view of one corner blank utilized in forming the appliance.

Figure 4 is a plan View of another form of connecting blank.

Figure 5 is a plan View of a further form of blank utilized at the corners of the appliance.

Figure 6 is a plan view of still another form of blank utilized for connecting intermediate stretches in place. 5

Figure 'I is an enlarged, detailed, bottom plan View showing the blank in Figure 3 in its folded condition and connected to the eXible rope utilized in forming the playing eld.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein 10 similar reference characters designate corre'- sponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates one of the preferred -iorms of our improved game appliance, and the same is preferably formed from flexible rope, although obviously the device is not limited to the use of this material, in that flexible tape or the like could be used.

The appliance A includes longitudinal stretches I0 and II and connecting end stretches I2 and I3. 20 Ii desired, and as shown, the longitudinal stretches I 0 and II can be provided at spaced points with laterally extending extensions, or arms, I4, for a purpose which will be later set forth. At equidistantly spaced points, we provide transversely extending stretches I5, and it is to be noted that certain of the stretches I5 are disposed at theenlarged, or laterally extending, portions I4. These last mentioned stretches I5 can be connected together by relatively short longitudinal stretches I6, which are preferably disposed at the longitudinal center of the device.

By providing the transverse stretches I5, substantially oblong-shaped areas I'I are provided,

and the short longitudinal stretches I6 subdivide 35 certain of these areas into relatively small spaces, 0r blocks, I8.

In order to strengthen our appliance at the corners and to facilitate the proper laying'of the appliance down on a at surface in its correct 0 form, we provide metallic reinforcing clamps. These metallic reinforcing clamps partake of diiferent -forms according to the place where the same are to be used in our appliance.

Each of the metallic clamps is formed from a 5 single metal blank, and these blanks are clearly illustrated in Figures 3 to 6 inclusive of theV drawmg.

At all of the corners of the appliance, we employ clamps I9, the blank for which is shown in Figure 5,. As shown, the blank is of an angleshape to provide substantially right angularly extending arms 2ll. The outer ends ofthe arms 20 are provided with bendable fingers 2I, and the blank at the intersection of the arms is provided 32 and 33.

with a bendable tongue 22, which extends in Wardly between the iingers 2|.

Where the transverse stretches l5 meet at corners of the device, we provide a slightly different form of clamp, indicated by the reference character 23. The blank for this clamp is shown in detail in Figure 3, and the same is constructed identical with the blank I9, except that the same is formed with an additional bendable tongue 24. Thus, the clamp 23 also includes the right angularly extending arms 2li and the bendable tongues 2| and 22. The additional tongue 24 is disposed in alinement with one arm 20 and at right angles to the other arm.

In use of the corner clamps I9 and 23, the arms 2E? thereof are folded on a longitudinal line into a substantial U-forrn in cross section for receiving the rope, after which the bendable tongues are forced around the rope into intimate bighting contact therewith. The bendable tongue 24 is bent in place around the terminal of the adjacent transverse stretch.

The stretches i5, which lie intermediate the end stretches of the appliance and at one side of those stretches which extend to the corners of the appliance, are connected to the longitudinal stretches l and l by means of T-shaped clamps 25. The 'lf-shaped clamps 25 are also employed for connecting the short longitudinal stretches to their transverse stretches I5.

The blank of the T-shaped clamps 25 is shown in detail in Figure 6, and the same includes a iiat body portion 28 with the wing, or head, 28 formed on one edge thereof. In this form, the body is folded about one stretch and the head 2S is folded about the` other stretch which extends at right angles thereto.

In the use of our improved game appliance A, the same is laid on the sidewalk, as shown in Figure l, and the children hop from one area to the other. Obviously, the various clamps will stiften the device at the points desired but will still permit the appliance to be folded into al compact bundle.

Obviously, the appliance can be made into many dii-ferent forms, and in Figure 2 we have illustrated another form, and this form is generally indicated by the reference character B.

In the form B of our invention, we provide longitudinal stretches 3|] and 3| and end stretches Disposed intermediate the ends of the stretches 32 and 33 are spaced, parallel transverse stretches 34 and 35, and` these stretches are connected at their central portions to the end stretches 32 and 33 by short longitudinal stretches 36 and 31.

The area lying between the transverse stretches 34 and 35 is subdivided by diagonally extending stretches 38 and 39, which extend to the longitudinal side stretches 30 and 3|.

The same types of clamps are utilized in this form of our appliance as are used in the other form, with the exception of the corner clamps 23. We also utilize clamping rings 43 for connecting the diagonal stretches to the side stretches 30 and 3| and the diagonal stretches at their point of intersection.

'I'he blank for the clamping ring 40 is shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, and the same is simply a at piece of metal which is folded in place.

By providing the intermediate stretches 34 and 35, the short stretches 36 and 31, and the diagonal stretches 38 and 39, We provide corner substantially square-shaped blocks and four intermediate triangular-shaped areas.

In the forming of our appliance A, a continuous piece of rope is utilized for making the margin of the device, and the ends of the margin 5 rope are connected together by one of the corner clamps. All of the stretches |5 and I6 are formed from separate short pieces of rope.

In the form B of our appliance, we utilize one continuous piece of rope for forming the entire appliance, with the exception of the short longitudinal stretches 36 and 31.

The method of laying out the continuous piece of rope is shown by arrows in Figure 2 ofthe drawing, and it can be seen that one end of the rope can start at one corner of the device to provide one side longitudinal stretch 3D and one end stretch 33, and then back to form a part of the other longitudinal stretch 3|, then inwardly to form the transverse stretch 35, then diagonally to form the stretch 39, then crosswise to form the stretch 34, then diagonally to form the stretch 38, then back to form the continuation of the longitudinal stretch 3|, and then transversely to form the end stretch 32.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that we have provided an exceptionally simple and novel form of device for the making of the playing iield of the game of Hop scotch without the use of chalk and the like, and one which can be used over and over again.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention, but what we claim as new is:-

l. In a portable appliance for forming the playing eld of the game of Hop scotch, ilexible stretches disposed at an angle to one another, and rigid clamping members at the intersection of said stretches connecting the stretches together, each of said clamping members being 40 of a substantially U-shape in cross section.

2. In a portable appliance for forming the playing eld of the game of I-Iop scotch, exible stretches disposed at an angle to one' another, rigid clamping members connecting the stretches together, each of said clamping members being or a substantially U-shape in cross section, and spaced bendable tongues on the clamping members for bighting contact with the stretches.

3. In a portable appliance for forming the playing field of the game of Hop scotch, a flexible tape, a rigid corner brace for the tape including annularly disposed legs of a substantially U-shape in cross section receiving the tape, Iand bendable tongues for engaging the tape formed on the corner member at the terminals of the legs and at the point of connection of said legs.

4. In a portable appliance for forming the playing eld of the game of Hop scotch, a flexible tape, a rigid corner brace for the tape including annularly disposed legs of a substantially U-shape in cross section receiving the tape, bendable tongues for engaging the tape formed on the corner member at the terminals of the legs and at the point of connection of said legs, and another bendable tongue on the corner member at the point of connection of the legs disposed at an angle to the first mentioned tongue at the corner connection of the legs.

7o AUGUST HAsE. MARIE HAsE. 

